EROI Festival 2010
November 11-14, 2010
Eastman School of Music
Friday, November 12, 1:00 at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford
Program
Concert and recording artist Christa Rakich has received particular acclaim for her interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach. On November 12, she will treat Rochester audiences to a sampling of Bach’s more colourful works on the new organ built by Taylor and Boody in 2008. Modeled after the work of early-American émigré David Tannenberg, the Pittsford organ is the perfect vehicle for the chamber music inspired repertoire of Bach.
Christa Rakich
Music of Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV 536
Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Chorale Preludes for the Advent and Christmas
season from the Orgelbüchlein
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599
Gott durch deine Güte, BWV 600
Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn, BWV 601
Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602
Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603
Gelobet seist du, Jesus Christ, BWV 604
Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 606
Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar, BWV 607
In dulci jubilo, BWV 608
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BWV 609
Jesu, meine freude, BWV 610
Wir Christenleut', BWV 612
Christum, wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611
Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Adagio – Vivace
Andante
Un poc' allegro
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Christ Church, 8:00 p.m. Concert
On Friday, Nov. 12, David Yearsley and Joris Verdin will join the Christ Church Schola Cantorum at the church. Yearsley, professor at Cornell University, and EROI festival keynote speaker, is active as an organist and musicologist. Verdin, teacher of organ at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp, is renowned as a specialist in 19th century harmonium repertoire. The Schola Cantorum, directed by Stephen Kennedy, will join on the second half of the program, performing Gregorian chant in alternation with sacred music for harmonium.
Program
David Yearsley, Craighead-Saunders Organ
Arnolt Schlick (c. 1455 – after 1521)
Ascendo ad patrem
Maria zart
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Trio Sonata in G:
Passacaille in G, HWV 399
Vivace, op. 5, no. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Allegro, BWV 530/2
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b
Handel
Lord, to thee each night and day
from Theodora, HWV 68
J. S. Petri (1738-1808)
Pedal Exercitium
Handel
Fuga in D
Intermission
Joris Verdin, harmonium
Members of the Christ Church Schola Cantorum,
Stephen Kennedy, director
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Prelude in C minor, from L'Organiste pratique
César Franck (1822-1890)
Magnificat:
alternatim Gregorian chant and versets from
L'Organiste
Offertoire in B major, from Cinq Pièces
Iste Confessor
alternatim chant and versets from L'Organiste
Guilmant
Méditation: “Recueillement,” from Pièces pour
Harmonium
Sortie: “Scherzo” from Pièces pour Harmonium
